Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Gay

Shulman, Chief Judge.

Appellant raises a single question of law in this appeal: Is the personal representative of the estate of one spouse, who survived by one and one-half hours the automobile-related death of the other spouse, entitled to recover full survivor’s benefits under an automobile insurance policy providing $5,000 basic coverage and $45,000 optional coverage pursuant to the no-fault provisions of the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act (Code Ann. Ch. 56-34B, Ga. L. 1974, p. 113 et seq.) (OCGA § 33-34-1 et seq.)? This appears to be a question of first impression. The…